Drunk rail passengers warned

Network Rail has launched a campaign encouraging people to take extra care after a night out after figures show more than 1,600 people have been injured in the last year at Britain’s biggest railway stations.

Network Rail said it does "everything we can" to make moving around its train stations as easy and safe as possible, but there are still far too many people injuring themselves where alcohol appears to have been a factor.

CCTV shows a man falling onto the track after trying to kick a pigeon on the platform. Credit: Network Rail

Robin Gisby, Network Rail’s managing director for network operations, said: “We want people to enjoy their evenings and get home safe".

"The only thing I want to see fall is the number of incidents, so hopefully the campaign will be a gentle reminder for people to take extra care as they travel home through our stations.”

Network Rail has launched a campaign encouraging people to take extra care after a night out after figures show more than 1,600 people have been injured in the last year at Britain’s biggest railway stations.

A man is pictured falling down the escalator (on the left) at Leeds train station. Credit: Network Rail

Leeds, London Paddington and London Liverpool Street stations top the table for the highest number of slips, trips and falls, the company said, urging, "Don't let a tipple turn into a trip".

Across the 17 stations Network Rail manages, there has been one fatality, 51 bone fractures, 19 dislocations, five concussions and dozens of bruises, cuts and abrasions as people have fallen on steps and escalators, over luggage and even off platforms between trains.